diff --git a/ci/print_versions.py b/ci/print_versions.py
index 0df8bb7e28786..f2549fe73be24 100755
--- a/ci/print_versions.py
+++ b/ci/print_versions.py
@@ -1,132 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-import sys
 
-print("\nINSTALLED VERSIONS")
-print("------------------")
-print("Python: %d.%d.%d.%s.%s" % sys.version_info[:])
-try:
-    import os, sys
-    (sysname, nodename, release, version, machine) = os.uname()
-    print("OS: %s %s %s %s" % (sysname, release, version,machine))
-    print("byteorder: %s" % sys.byteorder)
-    print("LC_ALL: %s" % os.environ.get('LC_ALL',"None"))
-    print("LANG: %s" % os.environ.get('LANG',"None"))
-except:
-    pass
+from pandas.util.print_versions import show_versions
 
-print("")
-try:
-    import Cython
-    print("Cython: %s" % Cython.__version__)
-except:
-    print("Cython: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import numpy
-    print("Numpy: %s" % numpy.version.version)
-except:
-    print("Numpy: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import scipy
-    print("Scipy: %s" % scipy.version.version)
-except:
-    print("Scipy: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import statsmodels
-    print("statsmodels: %s" % statsmodels.__version__)
-except:
-    print("statsmodels: Not installed")
-try:
-    import patsy
-    print("    patsy: %s" % patsy.__version__)
-except:
-    print("    patsy: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import scikits.timeseries as ts
-    print("scikits.timeseries: %s" % ts.__version__)
-except:
-    print("scikits.timeseries: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import dateutil
-    print("dateutil: %s" % dateutil.__version__)
-except:
-    print("dateutil: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import pytz
-    print("pytz: %s" % pytz.VERSION)
-except:
-    print("pytz: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import bottleneck
-    print("bottleneck: %s" % bottleneck.__version__)
-except:
-    print("bottleneck: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import tables
-    print("PyTables: %s" % tables.__version__)
-except:
-    print("PyTables: Not Installed")
-
-try:
-    import numexpr
-    print("    numexpr: %s" % numexpr.__version__)
-except:
-    print("    numexpr: Not Installed")
-
-try:
-    import matplotlib
-    print("matplotlib: %s" % matplotlib.__version__)
-except:
-    print("matplotlib: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import openpyxl
-    print("openpyxl: %s" % openpyxl.__version__)
-except:
-    print("openpyxl: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import xlrd
-    print("xlrd: %s" % xlrd.__VERSION__)
-except:
-    print("xlrd: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import xlwt
-    print("xlwt: %s" % xlwt.__VERSION__)
-except:
-    print("xlwt: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import sqlalchemy
-    print("sqlalchemy: %s" % sqlalchemy.__version__)
-except:
-    print("sqlalchemy: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import lxml
-    from lxml import etree
-    print("lxml: %s" % etree.__version__)
-except:
-    print("lxml: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import bs4
-    print("bs4: %s" % bs4.__version__)
-except:
-    print("bs4: Not installed")
-
-try:
-    import html5lib
-    print("html5lib: %s" % html5lib.__version__)
-except:
-    print("html5lib: Not installed")
-
-print("\n")
+show_versions()
diff --git a/pandas/util/print_versions.py b/pandas/util/print_versions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b7b4a936a1e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pandas/util/print_versions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import os
+import sys
+
+def show_versions():
+    print("\nINSTALLED VERSIONS")
+    print("------------------")
+    print("Python: %d.%d.%d.%s.%s" % sys.version_info[:])
+    try:
+        (sysname, nodename, release, version, machine) = os.uname()
+        print("OS: %s %s %s %s" % (sysname, release, version,machine))
+        print("byteorder: %s" % sys.byteorder)
+        print("LC_ALL: %s" % os.environ.get('LC_ALL',"None"))
+        print("LANG: %s" % os.environ.get('LANG',"None"))
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    print("")
+    try:
+        import Cython
+        print("Cython: %s" % Cython.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("Cython: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import numpy
+        print("Numpy: %s" % numpy.version.version)
+    except:
+        print("Numpy: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import scipy
+        print("Scipy: %s" % scipy.version.version)
+    except:
+        print("Scipy: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import statsmodels
+        print("statsmodels: %s" % statsmodels.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("statsmodels: Not installed")
+    try:
+        import patsy
+        print("    patsy: %s" % patsy.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("    patsy: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import scikits.timeseries as ts
+        print("scikits.timeseries: %s" % ts.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("scikits.timeseries: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import dateutil
+        print("dateutil: %s" % dateutil.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("dateutil: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import pytz
+        print("pytz: %s" % pytz.VERSION)
+    except:
+        print("pytz: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import bottleneck
+        print("bottleneck: %s" % bottleneck.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("bottleneck: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import tables
+        print("PyTables: %s" % tables.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("PyTables: Not Installed")
+
+    try:
+        import numexpr
+        print("    numexpr: %s" % numexpr.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("    numexpr: Not Installed")
+
+    try:
+        import matplotlib
+        print("matplotlib: %s" % matplotlib.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("matplotlib: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import openpyxl
+        print("openpyxl: %s" % openpyxl.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("openpyxl: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import xlrd
+        print("xlrd: %s" % xlrd.__VERSION__)
+    except:
+        print("xlrd: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import xlwt
+        print("xlwt: %s" % xlwt.__VERSION__)
+    except:
+        print("xlwt: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import sqlalchemy
+        print("sqlalchemy: %s" % sqlalchemy.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("sqlalchemy: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import lxml
+        from lxml import etree
+        print("lxml: %s" % etree.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("lxml: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import bs4
+        print("bs4: %s" % bs4.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("bs4: Not installed")
+
+    try:
+        import html5lib
+        print("html5lib: %s" % html5lib.__version__)
+    except:
+        print("html5lib: Not installed")
+
+    print("\n")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    show_versions()